Tag Archives: mushroom
01.13.2020 Mushroom Monday
Just a lovely oyster mushroom in Quabbin. It was misting yesterday morning and I thought it was worth getting out and seeing whatever I could see. Well, it rained fairly hard for a short time and things got pretty wet, … Continue reading
11.21.2019 OY! It’s an oyster.
Oyster Mushroom, that is. A couple from the archives. Oddly, I’ve shot oyster mushrooms-Pleurotus ostreatus many times but haven’t shared them on the blog.
11.17.2019 The once and future maple
A forest floor intimate from Acadia N.P.
09.21.2019 Cluck, cluck, cluck
Last September I came a cross a log that had several of these beautiful Chicken of the Woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus). Although I don’t forage this was tempting as they are known to be delicious. I left it where I … Continue reading
07.02.2019 Two+ from West Branch of Fever Brook Pond
Partridge berries make nice ground cover and, of course, keep partridges fat and happy. One of these days I’ll get a shot of the berries but for now this pair of flowers (they are always in pairs) will do. This … Continue reading
06.06.2019 Bursting forth
Amidst all the green, burnt orange beckoned at the roadside.
09.26.2018 Three Edibles
I don’t forage, so these had nothing to fear from me and I wasn’t going to deprive all those spores of their destinies. But there are a few mushrooms that are unmistakable even to a layperson like me. This is … Continue reading
08.23.2018 Here you go, Andrew…a waterfall and a mushroom
This past Sunday I visited Bear’s Den to see how the waterfall was doing. It was doing very well. Lots and lots of water. (I posted a tannin colored cascade from here the other day) And there was also an … Continue reading
08.21.2018 Coral-pink Merulius
After two shots of froggie yesterday, he hopped under a log. When I hopped over the log to see if I could see him I saw this instead. Phlebia incarnata. There were several groups of these along the log but … Continue reading
08.12.2018 Amanita…do not eat a
The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) is variable in appearance. Supposedly edible if properly prepared (like a pufferfish), but as I suggest in the title, I wouldn’t take a chance on any Amanita.